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One of Australia’s highest credentialed supercross racers, Matt Moss, will join the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team for the 2024 Australian Supercross Championship, starting on October 12.

Moss, a nine time Australian motocross and supercross champion, reignites his relationship with Craig Dack and the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team after first working with them in 2006 and is already desperate to hit the track in preparation for the 2024 championship.

Moss had an injury interrupted 2023 season, but was the highest placed Australian rider in 2022 behind US Import, Justin Brayton, is fit and fired up for a huge year and determined to be the first Australian rider to win the championship in a number of years.

“It’s awesome that Craig and I have been able to put this deal together and we share the same goal for this season. To be an Australian rider, on an Australian team, to win an Australian championship as it’s been dominated by US riders in recent times. I know we are both motivated and determined to make that happen,” Moss explains.

“The Yamaha YZ450F is the bike I feel the most comfortable on and had my best results on since returning to racing and with the support of Craig and his CDR Yamaha Team, this is the best opportunity to get back that number 1 plate.

“The series is looking so good with high profile events in each state and in great venues so we will be able show case just how exciting supercross is to so many new people and I can’t wait to get racing with Yamaha and the CDR Yamaha team behind me,” he finished.

The CDR Yamaha line up for the championship will see Moss race alongside Jed Beaton, who is right in the heat of battle in the Australian Motocross Championship. Beaton is relatively inexperienced at the tight and intense nature of supercross but a man of his talents will pick it up quickly and he will be one of the big improvers as the championship progresses.

“Matt and I have had our battles off the track over the years but that’s one of the things I admire about him, he is a fighter and doggedly determined when on the race track,” Dack begins.

“The contrast between the riders will work well as Moss brings years of experience at every level of supercross, while Beaton will need some time to learn the ropes and find his feet again, but I have confidence in them both representing CDR, Yamaha and our sponsorship at the highest level.

“Jed will come in with a full season of racing motocross under his belt and a real enthusiasm for supercross. I have enjoyed working with him this year and believe he will step when we hit the stadiums.

“Matt wants to race now. He is a supercross fan as well as a racer and the first question he asked when we agreed on the deal was where his bike was and when can he ride it, so the energy in the team is already high and I will have my hands full trying to keep them calm,” Dack laughs.

The 2024 Championship gets underway on October 12 at Kayo Stadium, just north of Brisbane before winding up at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on November 30.

Yamaha US star, Cooper Webb, has also committed to racing the final round of the championship and will no doubt add plenty of star power under the Yamaha tent.